HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY (LAS CRUCES SCH DIST.), New Mexico - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY is a Elementary in LAS CRUCES, NM. It currently serves 724 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the LAS CRUCES School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in LAS CRUCES School District and all schools in New Mexico.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:724
Number of Teachers: 46
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.74

Location Info

Location: 4201 EMERALD ST, LAS CRUCES, NM 88012
Mailing Address: 4201 EMERALD ST, LAS CRUCES, NM 88012
Phone: (575)527-9636
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 113
Grade 2 123
Grade 3 132
Grade 4 114
Grade 5 118
Kindergarten 114
Pre-Kindergarten 10
Gender/Sex of HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 368 50.83
Female 356 49.17
Race/Ethnicity Demography of HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 0.97
Asian 12 1.66
Black or African American 13 1.80
Hispanic/Latino 531 73.34
Two or more races 16 2.21
White 145 20.03
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 1.36
Asian 8 2.17
Black or African American 7 1.90
Hispanic/Latino 257 69.84
Two or more races 9 2.45
White 82 22.28
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.56
Asian 4 1.12
Black or African American 6 1.69
Hispanic/Latino 274 76.97
Two or more races 7 1.97
White 63 17.70

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.89
Asian 1 0.89
Black or African American 4 3.54
Hispanic/Latino 82 72.57
Two or more races 5 4.43
White 20 17.70
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.81
Asian 3 2.44
Black or African American 3 2.44
Hispanic/Latino 92 74.80
Two or more races 2 1.63
White 22 17.89
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2.27
Asian 3 2.27
Black or African American 1 0.76
Hispanic/Latino 96 72.73
Two or more races 5 3.79
White 24 18.18
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.88
Black or African American 2 1.75
Hispanic/Latino 78 68.42
Two or more races 2 1.75
White 31 27.19
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.85
Asian 2 1.70
Black or African American 2 1.70
Hispanic/Latino 86 72.88
Two or more races 1 0.85
White 26 22.03
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.88
Asian 2 1.75
Black or African American 1 0.88
Hispanic/Latino 87 76.32
Two or more races 1 0.88
White 22 19.30
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 10 100.00